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Researching the James Squire story

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The Six-Pack – October 31, 2014

By beerisyourfriend on October 31, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from Hendo Alcohol free day. – Drinking a Rogers by @LtCreatures @ Little Creatures Dining Hall — http://t.co/2QP4n9WkbL — Steve Hendo (@sirhendo) October 27, 2014 I guess when […]

Things I learned from Sydney Craft Beer Week #4

By beerisyourfriend on October 31, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Thing #4: Bar service is faster when there’s a festival on. The weekend I went up to Sydney was the same weekend Sip and Savour was on. I thought about going but […]

Things I learned from Sydney Craft Beer Week #3

By beerisyourfriend on October 30, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Thing #3: Say hello to Willie Simpson when you have the chance, you frigging chicken. So there I am at the Craft Beer Awards and look who’s standing over there. It’s Willie […]

The Thursday quote

By beerisyourfriend on October 30, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

‘‘There was just one issue with the beer, Owens says: ‘The only problem I had was at the very end there was no pumpkin flavour whatsoever because you’re taking a starch, adding […]

Things I learned from Sydney Craft Beer Week #2

By beerisyourfriend on October 29, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Thing #2: Award nights are great for weird beers. At least the Craft Beer Industry Association’s awards are. I was pleasantly surprised to be invited to attend, and spent days trying to […]

Things I learned from Sydney Craft Beer Week #1

By beerisyourfriend on October 28, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Thing #1: Beer is a great way to explore your surroundings Honestly, I’m crap at geography. When I play Trivial Pursuit it’s the category I always struggle with. I see those YouTube […]

Free beer is awesome!

By beerisyourfriend on October 27, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

  Here are a few of the many things I like about beer. 1) Getting free beer: Come on. I’m sure I’m not alone here. Even when I get beer I don’t […]

Beer of the Week – Oktoberfest

By beerisyourfriend on October 26, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

It might be uncool for a beer geek to say but I’m not a fan of Oktoberfest. I’ve been to a few beer (and wine) festivals in my time and they were […]

Meet The Beer Media – Beerbecue

By beerisyourfriend on October 25, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Name: Scott and Melissa (who is my wife and is ghostwritten as the Haybag because she thinks blogging is a waste of time). Blog: Beerbecue Established: Technically, September 23, 2011. Metaphysically, it […]

The Six-Pack – October 24, 2014

By beerisyourfriend on October 24, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from Andrew Childs of New Zealand’s Behemoth Brewing Company Holy shit this is what @yeastieboys wardrobe must look like pic.twitter.com/UolIfRXiwh — Behemoth Brewing Co (@BehemothbeerNZ) October 20, 2014 […]

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